DEY National Advisor Nadia Jaboneta shares Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal.
Podcasts
Rae Pica joins Kisha Reid as they tackle the question Why Play? Pica draws from her work with early childhood educators, time in the field, and the latest research in her new book, which digs into the why.
Kisha hosts a debrief live from Day 3 of the PEP Retreat in Adamstown, Maryland. Guests include Heather Bernt Santy, Tiffany Pearsall, Bethany Corrie, Katie Rooney, Kristin Haugen, Alexis Jones, Becky Gamache, Denisha Jones, Ulrica Convers, Sierra Roussos, and Carly Bedard.
Author Rob Sanders features Book Comes Home: A Banned Book’s Journey for the DEY Banned Book Club.
Denisha talks with Rixa Evershed and Aidn White about applying ECEC values Equity, Truth, and Care to global challenges.
In this episode, Kisha chats with Rusty Keeler about his unique journey to adventurous play. Rusty offers practical advice on incorporating adventure play into your home or program. From Tasmania to Texas, Rusty Keeler has spent the last 30 years traveling the world designing and advocating for children’s play.
Denisha talks with Sherry Williams about the need to protect Head Start.
DEY National Advisor and neuroscientist Kaliris Salas-Ramirez offers this month’s feature on Our Skin written by Megan Madison, Jessica Rali, and Isabel Roxas.
In this Episode Kisha chats with Megan about her work as a nature based curriculum specialist. Megan Gessler, Curriculum Director for Little Explorers, is the founder of three internationally renowned nature-based early education programs. She established and directed the Northern Illinois Nature Play Association (NINPA), and serves on the Executive Leadership Team of the North American Association of Environmental Education’s (NAAEE) Natural Start Alliance. She holds a M.Ed. and Certificate in Nature-based Early Childhood Education from Antioch University New England (AUNE) and is a Certified Master Naturalist. Megan is a co-author of the Children’s Environmental Kinship Guide and the Nature-Based Early Childhood Program Assessment & Guidebook and she has contributed to The Sky Above and the Mud Below.
Denisha talks with Deb Lawrence, President of the International Play Association USA Chapter, about the release of their 50th anniversary white paper and policy briefs.